Chapter 60: The First Assignment of a Female Detective
"It's here, get out of the car."
When the Maori detective office got off, the bridge car was parked on the side of the road, and the three of Karasuma got out of the car one after another.
"Huh? Is it there? It's so fast......"
Sonoko Suzuki rubbed her eyes very unvividly, and she fell asleep in the car halfway through the journey.
The shop on the first floor of the office is closed at this time, and Ms. Megumi Amamiya is still working at Rice Flower TV.
The three of them made their way up to the second floor, and Maoriran opened the door with the key.
"Oh roar! Miss Yoko Saigao!! ”
In the office, Kogoro Mori was shouting excitedly at Yoko Okino on TV, and he didn't even notice the three people who had already entered the house.
On the desk are piles of beer bottles and boxes of instant noodles that haven't been thrown away, as well as a pile of cigarette butts in the ashtray.
Obviously, because of his daughter's absence, a certain uncle began to indulge himself again.
"Daddy!" The veins on his forehead burst out, and Maolilan shouted angrily.
"Oh? Is it Xiaolan? When did you come back? Had fun yesterday? ”
Hearing the shouting behind him, Mori Kogoro looked back and asked in a concerned tone.
"Daddy! Now isn't the time to talk about that, is it? Are you not eating properly? What time did you go to bed last night? And this pile of smoke! This pile of beer! Didn't I always tell you to drink less of these things?! ”
Behind Moriran, Karasuma walked silently into the kitchen, while Sonoko Suzuki yawned and sat on the couch.
"I haven't drunk much......
Reprimanded by Maori Lan, Maori Kogoro looked away with some weakness and whispered.
"That's called not drinking much?!"
Maolilan stepped forward angrily, one hand on his waist, and the other pointed to the pile of beer bottles on the table, so angry that he didn't know what to say.
"It's too exaggerated, uncle~" Suzuki Sonoko said with a smile as she leaned on the back of the sofa.
"This, this is actually just occasional, don't be so serious, Xiaolan......"
"You say occasionally?!"
"Mr. Maori, would you like some tea?"
Just as Maoriran was about to go berserk, in the kitchen, Karasuma Ying walked out with a few cups of tea.
"Oh! Ok, good, good! I'll take it, I'll take it! ”
The rescue came, and Maori Kogoro hurriedly got up and took the tea in Karasuma Ying's hand.
"Daddy?!"
"Okay, Xiaolan, you can also try it, the taste is really good, Xiaoying, your tea making skills are still so good......"
"I'm going to cook!"
Mori Kogoro, who was continuously perfunctory, and Maori Lan, who was angry, took the teacup and walked into the kitchen in a huff.
Behind her, Mori Kogoro gave Karasuma a grateful look, and Karasuma replied with a helpless expression.
[This father and daughter......]
"I'm going to help too......"
Sighing softly, Karasuma Ying looked at Suzuki Sonoko on the sofa and said:
"Yuanzi, after lunch, I'll drive Ling back, right?"
"It's okay to do anything, Ah Ying~"
Sonoko Suzuki made an OK gesture, while Mori Kogoro on the side hurriedly pulled out a letter from his desk as if he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, by the way, Xiaoying, there was a letter of entrustment written to you in the mailbox yesterday, I brought it for you, you can take a look."
"For me? Could it be a mistake? Karasuma Ying took the envelope with some confusion.
This is the first time she has received a letter of entrustment from Kogoro Mori since she worked as an assistant to Kogoro Mori.
"No mistake, no mistake, I've confirmed, the recipient's name is indeed you."
"It's amazing, Ah Ying, I received the commission so soon, and the uncle is just around the corner~" Suzuki Sonoko on the side said with a smile.
"What are you talking about, little girl, how can my Maori Kogoro be overtaken so easily? On the detective road, Xiaoying has a lot to learn from me! ”
Drinking the tea in his hand, although Mori Kogoro said so, he also looked at Karasuma Ying with the same curiosity.
He also wanted to know what the content of this commission specifically named to Karasuma Ying would be.
Under the expectant gaze of the two, Karasuma Ying opened the envelope, and she glanced at the sender's name, and then nodded knowingly.
"It's Hoshino-san's commission."
"Miss Hoshino?"
"It's the actress Terumi Hoshino who often appears in criminal investigation dramas." Karasuma explained.
Since the last time she was invited by Miss Yoko Okino to that "fake engagement party", she and this somewhat cold Miss Terumi Hoshino have known each other.
The content of the commission on the letter is simple, Miss Hoshino recently took on a youth detective movie featuring a female high school student.
However, Miss Hoshino herself was not inspired by the image of the heroine of the movie, so she wanted to invite the real female high school detective, Kasuma Ying, to serve as a consultant for the film.
What she has to do is not complicated, she doesn't have to go to work on time every day, she just needs to provide some relevant advice to Miss Hoshino when she needs it.
With little hesitation, Karasuma decided to accept the commission.
Not only because of the generous remuneration, but more importantly, the client is Miss Hoshino.
For this sister who has a persistent dream of being a "detective", Karasuma Ying can't bear to refuse her at all.
"I see, I'm going to be a film consultant......" After listening to Karasuma Ying's explanation, Mori Kogoro nodded.
"It's really in line with Ah Ying's identity, a super-university-level female detective~"
"Don't laugh at me, Garden."
Putting the letter away, Karasuma Ying took out her phone and sent a text message to Terumi Hoshino accepting the commission.
"I'm back!"
As soon as the text message was sent, the door of the office was suddenly opened, and a short figure rushed in.
"Conan? What's wrong? Looking at Conan, who was in a hurry, Karasuma Ying asked suspiciously.
"Sorry! I have something to go out for! ”
Without much explanation, Conan swooped to his desk and found a sketch portrait from a drawer.
"Hey! Little ghost! Don't rummage through my drawers! ”
"Sorry uncle! I went to Miss Judy's house for dinner at noon! Don't wait for me! ”
Dropping such a sentence, Conan nimbly dodged the clutches of Mori Kogoro and ran out of the office with another smoke.
"Stinky boy!"
"Was Conan back just now?" In the kitchen, Mao Lilan, who heard the voice, poked her head out curiously and asked.
"Well, the kid said he went to Teacher Judy's house for lunch at noon, and he didn't have to be his lunch." Karasuma replied, with some doubts in her heart.
She had just seen that what Conan had pulled out of his desk was the sketch portrait that Mr. Amamiya had drawn for Xiaolan earlier.
Is there something wrong with this picture?
What is he going to do with this sketch in such a hurry?
"Buzz!"
The phone suddenly vibrate, and it was Miss Hoshino's reply.
[Then if there is no problem, Xiaoying, you can come over this afternoon, and we will discuss the specific details of the commission at that time. 】
[Okay.] 】